Braun 12 Cup Drip Coffee Maker, KF7000BK

I purchased this to replace a 30+ year old Braun coffeemaker that was still in great shape and working well until there was a tragic carafe accident. After looking at many different brands and models I came back to this Braun model for its design and compact size to fit in my kitchen cabinet when not being used. I've impressed by the attention to detail and the improvements in ease of use. It has more features than I'll ever likely use, but it does the basics well and without any fuss.

Best Coffee Maker EVER!! Nice %26 Quiet!! Makes A Great Cup Of Hot Coffee!! Have Owned Bunn Cuisinart Etc And This Is My Favorite By Far!! If It Had A Back Lite Display It Would Be Perfect!!

Our old coffee maker died some time ago, and we have been using an acient one-cup machine, which is just not the same when you are coffee drinkers extraordinaries. When we saw the Braun KF7000BK 12-cup coffee maker, we thought that it was definitely worth a try. We are so glad that we did! It is very nice looking, Will brew up to 12 cups of coffee at a time, and is very easy to use. The control panel is easy to understand and set. You can set automatic start times and an automatic length of time for the heating plate to stay on. Our model came with a permanent filter basket, so we don't have to buy paper filters. It also came with a handy coffee scoop (careful: each scoop makes 2 cups of coffee). We brew a pot of coffee at least twice a day, and we are loving this coffee maker.

Great brew, more concentrated brew and taste. I like the filter and the number gauge.

Quality is great. Prices are still too high, however, they are coming down.

Does not keep coffee hot enough to enjoy first cup. Even with charcoal filter system taste is not an improvement over any other.

This is my second purchase. My first coffee pot only lasted 50 weeks. I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt with another try, hoping it will last a more reasonable period of time. If it does not, it will be the last Braun product I will ever purchase.

The first thing I noticed was that this was big and tall. I took a pic of my current coffee maker, so you could see just how tall. It is not a huge problem though until you want to open the lid. You can barely open it and even then it is difficult to get inside. You really can't see what you are doing or pour water in or anything. You have to pull it all the way to the edge for it to open full hinge. It is also not super easy to pull to the edge when needed. The water comes out the top lid which has looked aged, cloudy, or dirty since the day I got it. It's not shiny like the rest of the unit. There is a filter to change out every couple months if you want, but do not have to use one if you don't want. There is a water hardness setting. A green light will come on to let you know cleaning time. You can remove the carafe for up to 20 seconds during mid brew, so you can pour yourself a cup before it is finished. You can use filters too but not needed with the reusable filter. I did not see any instruction inside the box it came with, but I think I found it online. That said I have not gotten a chance to try all the features out yet. It took a bit of time to find, read and figure everything out alone. I had to make coffee with my machine after an hour of messing with setting this one up with still no coffee. It's a little more buttons and features than I want. There is also a whole lot of steam coming out the back and then onto the LED panel. I don't like the idea of that being only inches from my cabinets. I could see this being good for an office with the programs and reminders, but not for my home where I'm the only one who uses it.

This coffeepot has a major design problem. You can't see the water reservoir from the outside. Instead you have to look into the reservoir where they have what looks like a graduated step ladder with a number on each step (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12) that shows you how much water to add. You have to judge whether you put the right amount of water in from looking into the top of the reservoir. To make matters worse, the ladder steps are the same color as the number so it all blends together. Otherwise, it is a decent coffeepot, but I wouldn't buy it again.

web page say it's quitest coffee maker but this item has too much noise